• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.613-627
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• 2019

Consider a connected molecular graph G = (V, E) where V is the set of vertices and E is the set of edges. In G, vertices represent the atoms and edges represent the covalent bonds between atoms. In graph G, every edge (say) e = uv will be connected by two atoms u and v. The edge Szeged index is a topological index which has been introduced by Ivan Gutman. In this paper, we have computed edge Szeged indices of a hydrocarbon family called Benzene ring and is denoted by $(BR)_{n{\times}n}$.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.2191-2208
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• 2022

Motion blur in PET (Positron emission tomography) images induced by respiratory motion will reduce the quality of imaging. Although exiting methods have positive performance for respiratory motion correction in medical practice, there are still many aspects that can be improved. In this paper, an improved 3D unsupervised framework, Res-Voxel based on U-Net network was proposed for the motion correction. The Res-Voxel with multiple residual structure may improve the ability of predicting deformation field, and use a smaller convolution kernel to reduce the parameters of the model and decrease the amount of computation required. The proposed is tested on the simulated PET imaging data and the clinical data. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed achieved Dice indices 93.81%, 81.75% and 75.10% on the simulated geometric phantom data, voxel phantom data and the clinical data respectively. It is demonstrated that the proposed method can improve the registration and correction performance of PET image.

• Mycobiology
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.99-103
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• 2022

A new fungus isolated from the leaves of Eleutharrhena macrocarpa in southern Yunnan, China is described using morphological and molecular evidence. Phylogenetic trees based on the combined nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS), translation elongation factor-1α (TEF1), and β-tubulin gene (TUB2) sequences showed that Diaporthe eleutharrhenae sp. nov. is sister to Diaporthe chinensis N.I. de Silva, Lumyong & K.D. Hyde and morphologically differs in shorter alpha conidia (5-8.5× 1.5-2 ㎛) and the presence of beta conidia. This study also resolves a nomenclatural problem, as two taxa were published using the same name. To avoid confusion, the unrelated D. chinensis H. Dong, J. W. Xia & X. G. Zhang is here renamed as D. dongii (H. Dong, J. W. Xia & X. G. Zhang) S. J. Song & Landrein, sp. nov. in honor of the author that described this species. Study and description of fungi associated with threatened tropical species could help to understand their ecology as well as the potential spread of fungi onto cultivated crop species.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.323-327
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• 2022

국내산과 수입산 송이에 대한 다량 및 미량 미네랄 함량을 분석하여 원산지 판별 가능성을 비교하고자 하였다. 송이의 미네랄 함량은 원자흡광광도계 및 유도결합플라즈마 질량분석기를 이용하여 분석하였다. 국내산 송이의 Na, Mg, K 및 Ca 함량은 각각 128.12±85.25 mg/kg, 218.52±105.35 mg/kg, 7,534.58±2,691.52 mg/kg, 17.69±7.14 mg/kg으로 분석되었다. 중국 연길산 송이의 Na, Mg, K 및 Ca 함량은 각각 124.89±57.24 mg/kg, 64.07±27.52 mg/kg, 1,439.18±311.04 mg/kg, 10.88±4.52 mg/kg으로 분석되었다. 또한 중국 운남산 송이의 Na, Mg, K 및 Ca 함량은 각각 90.78±23.23 mg/kg, 77.40±28.36 mg/kg, 1,446.29±126.33 mg/kg, 28.42±5.18 mg/kg으로 분석되었고, 중국 티벳산 송이의 Na, Mg, K 및 Ca 함량은 각각 143.50±41.54 mg/kg, 124.64±50.18 mg/kg, 3,530.95±2,714.99 mg/kg, 21.05±8.71 mg/kg으로 분석되었다. 자생지역별 송이의 K, Mg 함량은 국내산 송이에서 높게 나타나 중국산 송이와 유의적 차이를 나타내었다. 국내산 송이의 Cr 및 Cu 함량은 각각 5.42±0.54 mg/kg, 105.43±32.97 mg/kg으로 분석되었으며, 중국 연길산 송이의 Cr 및 Cu 함량은 각각 5.08±1.17 mg/kg, 19.92±8.95 mg/kg으로 분석되었다. 또한 중국 운남산 송이의 Cr 및 Cu 함량은 각각 6.11±1.71 mg/kg, 54.51±16.91 mg/kg으로 분석되었고, 중국 티벳산 송이의 Cr 및 Cu 함량은 각각 6.00±0.44 mg/kg, 64.80±23.01 mg/kg으로 분석되었다. 국내산과 중국산 송이의 Cu 함량은 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다. 따라서 송이의 원산지 판별을 위해 향후 다수의 국내산 및 수입산 송이의 K, Mg 및 Cu 함량 비교분석이 필요한 것으로 판단되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.707-717
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• 2018

Leukocytes are reportedly the first line of the innate immune defense and essential for the control of common bacterial infections. Therefore, in this work, the antibacterial activity of crocodile leukocyte extract against Propionibacterium acnes was evaluated, and we also characterized the related activity of skin infection. The leukocyte extract showed the minimum inhibitory concentration to be $100{\mu}g/ml$ to P. acnes. SEM imaging demonstrated that the leukocyte extract adversely affected P. acnes cell permeability in a concentration-dependent manner. Furthermore, the crocodile leukocyte extract could significantly reduce proinflammatory markers and decrease inflammatory signs in infected mouse ears. The crude leukocyte extract was further purified using FPLC and RP-HPLC. The resulting fraction F5 was indicated as the anti-acne peptide-containing fraction. The molecular mass of the peptide contained in F5 was calculated to be 4,790.5 Da. N-Terminal sequencing revealed the amino acid sequence as GPEPVPAIYQ, which displays similarities to immunoglobulin A and leucine-rich repeat neuronal protein. This is the first reported amino acid sequence of a crocodile leukocyte extract that possesses anti-acne activity. To attempt to use it in a prototype cosmetic, an anti-acne gel containing crude crocodile leukocyte extract was formulated, resulting in seven gel formulations (G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, and G7). The formulations G5, G6, and G7 exhibited 2-fold higher anti-acne activity than G1-G4. Investigation of accelerating stability studies of anti-acne gel formulations G5, G6, and G7 demonstrated that a low storage temperature ($4^{\circ}C$) is suitable for maintaining the physical properties and biological activity of the anti-acne gel products.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.4765-4771
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• 2014

Background: Patients with chronic liver diseases (CLD) may have compromised health related quality of life (HRQoL). Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has long been the leading cause of CLD including liver cancer and cirrhosis. Knowledge on different symptom profiles of CLD should help in development of comprehensive treatment and patient care plans. Objective: To access the facets of HRQoL in chronic liver diseases throughout their spectrum of severity. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University in Yunnan Province of China. Both out- and inpatients undergoing treatment protocols for different HBV related liver disease states were consecutively collected from December 2012 to June 2013. ANOVA was used to compare the mean scores of EQ-5D and chronic liver disease questionnaire (CLDQ) among 5 disease groups. The relationship between demographic variables predicting global CLDQ scores and the domains of CLDQ was analysed. Results: A total of 1040 patients including 520 without complications, 91 with compensated cirrhosis, 198 with decompensated cirrhosis, 131 with HCC and 100 with liver failure were recruited. All domains of CLDQ, the means of EQ-5D value and EQ VAS exhibited significant decline with worsening of disease severity from uncomplicated HBV to liver failure. The multivariate regression demonstrated the reduction of mean scores of CLDQ domain at advanced stage. Patients with liver failure and HCC had more HRQoL impairment than other disease states. No effect of patient gender was found. Patient age was associated with 'fatigue' and 'worry' domains (p=0.006; p=0.004) but not with other domains and global scores of CLDQ and ED-5D. Conclusions: The HRQoL in chronic hepatitis B patients is greatly affected by disease states. Care for HBV-related diseases should consider not only the outcomes of treatment strategies but also improvement in patient wellbeing.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.277-287
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• 2015

본 논문은 REDD(Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, 개발도상국의 산림파괴 및 산림황폐화 방지를 통한 온실가스 감축) 기준선 설정시 토지이용변화 예측모형 적용의 한계점을 지적한다. REDD는 산림을 보호하는 대가로 탄소배출권을 생성하고 이를 거래하는 내용이 골자를 이루는 국제환경보전 정책이다. 탄소배출권의 규모는 기준선(reference level)에 근거해 정해지는데, '기준선'이란 산림파괴 패턴이 현상태 그대로 유지될 경우 미래에 발생할 탄소배출량을 의미한다. 본 논문에서는 토지이용변화 예측모형인 Geographic Emission Benchmark(GEB)와 GEOMOD의 모델링 결과를 비교하여 공간적 스케일이 변함에 따라 이들의 정확도가 어떻게 달라지는지를 분석하였다. 두 모형을 중국 운남성 시솽반나 열대림 사례에 적용한 결과, GEB가 상대적으로 양적 예측이 더 우수한 것으로 나타났고, GEOMOD는 위치적 예측이 더 정확한 것으로 밝혀졌다. 양적 예측은 몇 헥타르의 산림이 미래에 경작지로 개간이 될 것인가에 대한 결과를 의미하고, 위치적 예측은 그 개간이 어디에서 일어날 것인가에 대한 결과를 가리킨다. 또한, 위치적 예측이 다소 부정확하더라도 양적인 예측이 우수하면 전반적으로 특정 모형이 우수한 결과를 나타낼 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 REDD 기준선 설정시 양적 예측과 위치적 예측이 모두 중요한 만큼 다양한 조건 하에서의 정확도 변이를 고려하여 신중하게 토지이용변화 예측모형 적용해야지만 정확한 기준선을 설정할 수 있음을 시사한다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.566-575
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• 2008

Twenty-five chipmunk species occur in the world, of which only the Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus, inhabits Asia. To investigate mitochondrial cytochrome b sequence variations and population structure of the Siberian chipmunk in northeastern Asia, we examined mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences (1140 bp) from 3 countries. Analyses of 41 individuals from South Korea and 33 individuals from Russia and northeast China resulted in 37 haplotypes and 27 haplotypes, respectively. There were no shared haplotypes between South Korea and Russia - northeast China. Phylogenetic trees and network analysis showed 2 major maternal lineages for haplotypes, referred to as the S and R lineages. Haplotype grouping in each cluster was nearly coincident with its geographic affinity. In particular, 3 distinct groups were found that mostly clustered in the northern, central and southern parts of South Korea. Nucleotide diversity of the S lineage was twice that of lineage R. The divergence between S and R lineages was estimated to be 2.98-0.98 Myr. During the ice age, there may have been at least 2 refuges in South Korea and Russia - northeast China. The sequence variation between the S and R lineages was 11.3% (K2P), which is indicative of specific recognition in rodents. These results suggest that T. sibiricus from South Korea could be considered a separate species. However, additional information, such as details of distribution, nuclear genes data or morphology, is required to strengthen this hypothesis.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.473-480
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• 2017

Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein-1 (PvMSP1) gene codes for a major malaria vaccine candidate antigen. However, its polymorphic nature represents an obstacle to the design of a protective vaccine. In this study, we analyzed the genetic polymorphism and natural selection of the C-terminal 42 kDa fragment within PvMSP1 gene ($PvMSP1_{42}$) from 77 P. vivax isolates, collected from imported cases of China-Myanmar border (CMB) areas in Yunnan province and the inland cases from Anhui, Yunnan, and Zhejiang province in China during 2009-2012. Totally, 41 haplotypes were identified and 30 of them were new haplotypes. The differences between the rates of non-synonymous and synonymous mutations suggest that $PvMSP1_{42}$ has evolved under natural selection, and a high selective pressure preferentially acted on regions identified of $PvMSP1_{33}$. Our results also demonstrated that $PvMSP1_{42}$ of P. vivax isolates collected on China-Myanmar border areas display higher genetic polymorphisms than those collected from inland of China. Such results have significant implications for understanding the dynamic of the P. vivax population and may be useful information towards China malaria elimination campaign strategies.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.208-212
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 국산과 중국산 능이버섯과 송이버섯의 일반성분과 아미노산 조성을 분석하여 채취지역에 따른 능이버섯과 송이버섯의 식품학적 품질을 비교하고자 하였다. 송이버섯의 조회분 함량은 중국 티벳산이 5.52%, 운남 5.40%, 연길 6.95%, 한국 양양 6.40%로 시료 간에 차이를 나타내었다. 조지방 함량은 한국 양양산이 1.19%로 가장 낮았고, 조단백질 함량은 중국 티벳산이 16.83%로 가장 낮아 시료 간에 차이를 나타내었다. 송이버섯의 총아미노산 함량은 중국 연길 $11,490.14{\pm}892.07mg%$, 중국 운남 $8,000.03{\pm}2072.65mg%$, 티벳 $6,815.48{\pm}771.82mg%$, 한국 양양 $6,074.74{\pm}814.86mg%$ 순으로 나타났다. 능이버섯의 조회분, 조지방, 조단백질, 총아미노산 함량은 한국산과 중국산 시료 간에 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 본 실험결과 조회분 함량을 중국 남방지역(티벳, 운남) 송이버섯과 한국 양양 및 중국 북방(연길) 송이버섯의 구분지표로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료되며 무기질 성분에 대한 추가 실험을 통해 지표 무기질 도출이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.